Well I was always going to save this one as a self-generated one and really all I want to say is a huge thank you to all of the posters on the forum who make this the very best debt community site I think existing on the world wide web.
I also came across it by chance in January last year, got hooked and have been amazed how the site has grown over the year, largely to the efforts of Andy Davie and his IT support team who work tirelessly to keep it running and updated.
Even those of us who post as industry professionals, gain a huge amount of information and experience from corresponding and sharing ideas, thoughts and experiences - and this is such a valuable medium for keeping up to date with developments in the industry, creditor attitudes and simply good, honest gossip.
I am so looking forward to meeting so many frugal friends in Birmingham, and am sure we will have a good evening. Andy Davie works tirelessly to make these events work, and has gone from just getting a couple of members to I think the biggest one yet due in Birmingham at the end of this month. There is much work still to do in terms of spreading the word, another debt debate in London on 2 May which is looking very interesting, and I hope to meet many more of you in person over the next few months.
The success of this site is yours, and my input is just a mere ocean drop to the number of hits and posts this site actually does receive in an average month. Awesome!
Regards, Melanie Giles, Insolvency Practitioner